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Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza was taken into ‘preventative custody’ from his academy in Jhelum, police said on Tuesday, a day after reports of his arrest surfaced. According to Jhelum Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Meesam Abbas and District Police Officer Ahmed Mohiyuddin, Mirza’s was detained under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order ordinance. Under Section 3 of the MPO, the authorities have the power to arrest and detain suspects to prevent “any person from acting in any manner prejudicial to public safety” or to maintain public order. The police clarified that this so-called arrest stands as “preventative detention” and no criminal charge has been levied against…
A Cracker Barrel sign featuring the old logo hangs on the outside of a restaurant on August 21, 2025 in Homestead, Florida.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump weighed in Tuesday on the controversial rebranding of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, writing that, “Cracker Barrel should go back to the old logo, admit a mistake based on customer response (the ultimate Poll) and manage the company better than ever before.””They got a Billion Dollars worth of free publicity if they play their cards right,” Trump said in a Truth Social post, just a day after Cracker Barrel told customers the…
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Jeddah on Tuesday to express appreciation for his chairmanship of the 21st Extraordinary Session of the Organisation Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers. The two parties reaffirmed firm solidarity with the Palestinian people. Dar also stressed on “strengthening our [Pakistan and Turkey’s] multifaceted cooperation”. Pleased to meet my brother, FM of Türkiye, H.E. Hakan Fidan @HakanFidan, today on sidelines of 21st extraordinary session of #OIC CFM.I expressed my deep appreciation to Türkiye for its leadership role in the capacity of the Chair of the 51st OIC Council of Foreign…
Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal Reserve, during a Fed Listens event in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 22, 2024.Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFederal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook will file a lawsuit challenging her removal by President Donald Trump, her attorney said Tuesday.”President Trump has no authority to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook,” the lawyer, Abbe Lowell, said in a statement, a day after Trump cited allegations of mortgage fraud by Cook in firing her.”His attempt to fire her, based solely on a referral letter, lacks any factual or legal basis,” Lowell said.”We will…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has instructed the party not to participate in upcoming by-elections, advising parliamentary members to resign from all committees and referring the matter to the party’s political committee for final consultation. The instructions were relayed during a meeting at Adiala Jail with his sisters, Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan, as well as senior party leaders Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, Salman Akram Raja, and Barrister Ali Zafar. Speaking to the media following the meeting, Aleema said that Imran reiterated his firm opposition to the by-polls and called on all PTI lawmakers to resign from parliamentary…
Uncertainty around tariffs has caused even the wealthiest buyers of Lamborghini supercars to hold off on their purchases, CEO Stephan Winkelmann told CNBC.While the White House recently announced an agreement with Europe on a 15% tariff rate, that rate hasn’t yet taken effect for cars. Lamborghini and other European automakers are still paying a tariff rate of 27.5% on exports to the U.S. With the price of a Lamborghini starting at $400,000, many buyers are choosing to wait for more stable tariff rates before buying, Winkelmann said.”Some are waiting because they want to be sure that this is the final…
Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal Reserve, during the Federal Reserve Integrated Review of the Capital Framework for Large Banks Conference in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnick suggested Tuesday that Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook’s refusal to willingly leave office after President Donald Trump said he was firing her supported the claim that she had committed mortgage fraud.”A governor of the Federal Reserve literally signs her name and commits mortgage fraud, right?” Lutnick said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” a day after Trump told Cook he was…
Annex, a Scion community in Oxford, Ohio, that serves students of Miami University.Courtesy of ScionA version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Consumers are increasingly concerned about the state of the economy, and that is affecting yet another real estate sector — student housing. Rent growth in the sector slowed to just 0.9% in July across 200 colleges…
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ruled that the right to a fair trial is a fundamental right under Article 10-A of the Constitution, stressing that due process must be upheld at every level of governance and adjudication. “Due process is a prerequisite that needs to be respected at all strata. The right to fair hearing and fair trial necessitates that no one should be penalized by the decision upsetting and afflicting his right or legitimate expectations unless he is given a fair chance to answer it and a fair opportunity to explicate/present the case,” observed an 11-page judgment authored by…
EchoStar stock roared more than 75% higher on Tuesday after AT&T said it agreed to purchase certain wireless spectrum licenses from the telecom company for about $23 billion in an all-cash deal.The sale will add about 50 megahertz of mid-band and low-band spectrum to AT&T’s network, with the licenses covering more than 400 markets across the U.S., AT&T said. The deal is expected to close in mid-2026, pending regulatory approval.EchoStar said in a regulatory filing that the transaction is part of the company’s “ongoing efforts to resolve the Federal Communications Commission’s inquiries.”FCC Chairman Brendan Carr wrote in a May letter…